Technical Notes and Manuals

Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs

By Claudia H Dziobek, Alberto F Jimenez de Lucio, James A Chan

May 10, 2013

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Claudia H Dziobek, Alberto F Jimenez de Lucio, and James A Chan. Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2013) accessed December 13, 2024

Disclaimer: This Technical Guidance Note should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Note are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Summary

This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • What is a precise definition of government and why it is relevant • Potential pitfalls of lacking a precise definition of government • Definitions of government in IMF-supported programs • Applications for fiscal rules and other fiscal policy design

Subject: Economic and financial statistics, Economic sectors, Government finance statistics, National accounts, Personal income, Public sector, Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)

Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe, Country, Definition, Definition of government, Federation government, Government, Government balance sheet, Government entity, Government finance statistics, Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001), Governments of the State, Intragovernment transfer, Personal income, Precise definition, Public sector, Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), Statistical definition of government, System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA), TNM

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    24

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  • Series:

    Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2013/001

  • Stock No:

    TNMEA2013001

  • ISBN:

    9781484313206

  • ISSN:

    2075-8669

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